showing

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UK/ˈʃəʊɪŋ/US/ˈʃoʊɪŋ/

noun

An occasion when something is shown.

“He made a poor showing at his first time at bat.”

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screeningviewingdisplayexhibit
OriginMiddle English schewynge ← Old English sċēawiende ← Proto-West Germanic *skauwōndī →
Very commonScrabble 14
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Meanings

showing1

verb

alternative archaic shewing

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of show

showing2

nounshowing (plural showings)

plural showings · alternative archaic shewing

  1. An occasion when something is shown.

    We went to the midnight showing of the new horror movie.

  2. A result, a judgement.

    He made a poor showing at his first time at bat.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe display of a motion picture

Similar
screeningviewing
Broader
display

nounsomething shown to the public

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displayexhibit
Broader
show
Also see
displayexhibitscreeningviewing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

showing · verb

  1. Proto-Germanic*skawwōną“to look, observe”
  2. Proto-Germanic*skawwōndz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*skauwōndī
  4. Old Englishsċēawiende
  5. Middle Englishschewynge
  6. Englishshowing

From Middle English schewynge, schewand, schewande, schewende, from Old English sċēawiende, from Proto-West Germanic *skauwōndī, from Proto-Germanic *skawwōndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *skawwōną (“to look, observe”), equivalent to show + -ing.

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showing · noun

  1. Proto-Germanic*skawwungō
  2. Proto-West Germanic*skauwungu
  3. Old Englishsċēawung“a looking at, contemplation, consideration; respect, regard; survey, examination; a show, appearance, pretense”
  4. Middle Englishschewyng
  5. Englishshowing

From Middle English schewyng, schewinge, from Old English sċēawung (“a looking at, contemplation, consideration; respect, regard; survey, examination; a show, appearance, pretense”), from Proto-West Germanic *skauwungu, from Proto-Germanic *skawwungō, equivalent to show + -ing. Cognate with Dutch schouwing (“inspection, survey”), German Schauung (“vision”).

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Translations

Bulgarian показване, представяне
  • показване (pokazvane)occasion
  • представяне (predstavjane)result
Finnish näytös, näyttö
  • näytösoccasion
  • näyttöoccasion
  • esitysresult
German Vorführung
  • Vorführungoccasion
Italian figura
  • figuraresult
Norwegian Bokmål visning
  • visningoccasion
Spanish función, tanda
  • funciónoccasion
  • tandaoccasion
Swedish visning
  • visningoccasion

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with showing

goinggrowingknowingsewingblowingflowingBoeingforegoingrowingowingglowingmowingoverflowingsowingbowinglowingsnowingcrowingaxe throwingtough going
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Cite this entry
APA

showing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showing

MLA

“showing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “showing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showing.

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